HB Weekly Wrap: Microsoft’s Cortana Vs Jiminy Cricket? Spot The Difference…

Microsoft’s Cortana? It looks a lot like the revisited, digital version of Jiminy Cricket

To be sure, the trending tool section of our weekly wrap is by far the most fascinating this week, given that meaningful news related to Google remains thin on the ground while the closing of the earnings season in tech-land has left many wondering what could be next later this year.

 

Source: Microsoft
Source: Microsoft

Microsoft’s Cortana was under the spotlight in recent days — to me, it looks a lot like the revisited, digital version of Jiminy Cricket, which is not necessarily a bad thing.

 

Source: Pinterest
Source: Pinterest

“Cortana is your personal assistant, always there to remember things, so you don’t have to. Today, we’re introducing another, even smarter way for Cortana to help make sure nothing slips through the cracks with suggested reminders.”

Nothing.

Does it get any better elsewhere?

Of course, WhatsApp’s two-step verification feature confirms Facebook is serious about privacy-related issues, but also worth a mention is PayPal’s Slack bot, which didn’t pass unnoticed.

Trending Tech: Google

Key highlight of the week:

Source: Google
Source: Google

Trending Tools: Pinterest, Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook…

Key highlight of the week:

Source: Microsoft
Source: Microsoft

Trending Finance: PayPal, Pandora, Alibaba, Amazon, Snap…

Key highlight of the week:

Source: Reuters
Source: Reuters

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